[DeTomaso] original air cleaner

Tomas Gunnarsson guson at home.se
Tue Feb 3 15:17:49 EST 2009


I understand that the rear pointing snorkel would be very awkward in a front engine car and serve no practical purpose, hence it's likely a Pantera specific part. There must however be more than one stock setup as some cars had flex tubing running down the passenger side of the firewall from the snorkel. I think Chuck showed pics of such a set a while ago.

Tomas
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brent Stewart 
  To: Tomas Gunnarsson ; detomaso at realbig.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] original air cleaner


  The one on the car on eBay looks like a correct original...

  http://i15.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/2e/0d/8e9b_1.JPG






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  From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
  To: detomaso at realbig.com
  Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 11:46:09 AM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] original air cleaner

  The one I got hold of was supposedly a Pantera air cleaner. It was black wrinkle finish with a plated lid. The snorkel points forward/right.

  Tomas

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
  To: <detomaso at luleweb.se>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
  Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:25 AM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] original air cleaner


  > In a message dated 2/2/09 1:27:22 PM, detomaso at luleweb.se writes:
  > 
  >> Which air cleaner was original on a Pantera?
  >> Which type of lid?
  >> Which air cleaner decal?
  >> Which other Ford cars and engine have the same/ similar air cleaner and 
  >> lids?
  >> 
  > The aircleaner was apparently the same medium-blue closed element unit found 
  > on all V-8 4bbl-carbed Fords from about 1967 to maybe 1987- passenger cars, 
  > vans, pickup trucks and grandma's station wagon. The only variation was the 
  > direction the snorkel pointed- towards #1 cylinder in some Panteras, towards #8 
  > cylinder in others (turned 180 degrees). The same choke stove hooked up to 
  > either exhaust header position. The air cleaner top was also stock but was nickel 
  > plated on Panteras. Never saw one with any air cleaner decal. On Panteras, the 
  > smog info from such decals was on the inner fender panel and no Pantera ever 
  > had any horsepower or displacement bragging-decals anywhere. Cheers- J Deryke
  > 
  > 
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